Identify the appositives as an Opener, Closer, or S-V Spliton a white board
A moment later, Pepe heard the sound, the faint car crash of horse's hoofs on gravel. (John Steinbeck, "Flight")
A short, round boy of seven, he took little interest in troublesome things, preferring to remain on good terms with everyone. (Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry)
The fifth traveler, a whithered old gentleman sitting next to the middle door across the aisle, napped fitfully upon his cane. (Henry Sydnor Harrison, "Miss Hinch")
A thoroughbred of the streets, Jemmy acted on instinct. (Sid Fleischman, The Whipping Boy)
The country hailed Althea Gibson, the rangy tennis player who was the first black female to win the U.S. Women's Singles. (Maya Angelou, The Heart of a Woman)
Current Connections: Model annotating an article
Look at the article "When fashion and reality collide" on CNN.com
Model annotating and answering questions on graphic organizer
Discuss connections. How can we connect the article to the way people view beauty in our school? Our country? The world? What about the way people viewed beauty in the past?
Vocab: Define the following words from "Narcissus and Echo, The House of Cadmus"
Complete a 4-square for each word containing: definition, part of speech, picture, and original sentence
In small groups, reread and create a character chart to identify all the characters introduced, including a brief description with supporting textual evidence. Example: Tiresias (prophet) "blind seer" with "unerring answers"
Mini-lesson: Drawing inferences and supporting with text evidence.
In paragraph 1, Tiresias proclaims, "If he but fail to recognize himself, a long life he may have, beneath the sun."
What can we infer Tiresias' prophecy means?
Model "Question, It Says, I Say, So" to infer meaning from text.
Bellwork: More Appositives Practice
Current Connections: Model annotating an article
Vocab: Define the following words from "Narcissus and Echo, The House of Cadmus"
Read: "Narcissus and Echo, The House of Cadmus"
Mini-lesson: Drawing inferences and supporting with text evidence.